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Ames, IA Regional Weather

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WEATHER ROUNDUP FOR IOWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
800 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2026

NOTE: "FAIR" INDICATES FEW OR NO CLOUDS BELOW 12,000 FEET WITH NO
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND/OR OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY.

* - THESE STATIONS ARE NOT NWS STATIONS...THUS NOT UNDER NWS
QUALITY CONTROL.  THEY ALSO DO NOT REPORT WEATHER SUCH 
AS PRECIPITATION OR FOG.  


IAZ047>049-059>061-072>074-084-151400-
   CENTRAL IOWA
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
AMES           PTSUNNY   68  67  96 CALM      29.98R TC  20           
ANKENY *       CLOUDY    68  68 100 CALM      29.99R TC  20           
BOONE *        CLOUDY    68  68 100 CALM      29.96S TC  20           
CHARITON *     CLOUDY    68  68 100 E9        29.98R TC  20           
DES MOINES     CLOUDY    69  68  96 CALM      30.00R TC  21           
GRINNELL*      LGT RAIN  66  66  99 CALM      30.00S TC  19           
KNOXVILLE *    PTSUNNY   68  68 100 SE10      29.97S TC  20           
MARSHALLTOWN   LGT RAIN  68  66  93 W5        29.97S TC  20           
NEWTON *       MOSUNNY   68  68 100 CALM      29.98R TC  20           
PELLA *        PTSUNNY   67  67  98 SE3       29.98S TC  20           
PERRY *        DRZL/FOG  68  68 100 S3        29.96R VSB 1/4 TC  20   
$$
 

SKY/WX - Weather  TMP - Temperature  DP - Dew Point  RH - Humidity
WIND - Wind Direction/Speed PRES - Barometric Pressure VSB - Visibility
WCI - Wind Chill Index E13G22 Wind - East Wind 13 mph/Gusts of 22 mph

Ames, IA

Today
Thunderstorms
72°/ 58° 22°/ 14°
70%
Wednesday
Thunderstorms
70°/ 62° 21°/ 17°
70%
Thursday
Thunderstorms
78°/ 62° 26°/ 17°
70%
Friday
Thunderstorms
82°/ 65° 28°/ 18°
90%
Saturday
Thunderstorms
78°/ 58° 26°/ 14°
70%
Sunday
Thunderstorms
72°/ 55° 22°/ 13°
30%

Day: Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this morning. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds around 5 mph, becoming north this afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

Boone, IA

Today
Thunderstorms
72°/ 55° 22°/ 13°
60%
Wednesday
Thunderstorms
70°/ 62° 21°/ 17°
70%
Thursday
Thunderstorms
78°/ 62° 26°/ 17°
70%
Friday
Thunderstorms
82°/ 65° 28°/ 18°
90%
Saturday
Thunderstorms
78°/ 58° 26°/ 14°
50%
Sunday
Thunderstorms
72°/ 52° 22°/ 11°
20%

Day: Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a slight chance of showers this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this morning. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming north this afternoon. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

Des Moines, IA

Today
Thunderstorms
72°/ 58° 22°/ 14°
70%
Wednesday
Thunderstorms
72°/ 62° 22°/ 17°
70%
Thursday
Thunderstorms
80°/ 65° 27°/ 18°
70%
Friday
Thunderstorms
82°/ 68° 28°/ 20°
80%
Saturday
Thunderstorms
80°/ 60° 27°/ 16°
70%
Sunday
Thunderstorms
72°/ 55° 22°/ 13°
40%

Day: Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this morning. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Night: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Webster City, IA

Today
Thunderstorms
72°/ 55° 22°/ 13°
50%
Wednesday
Thunderstorms
68°/ 60° 20°/ 16°
50%
Thursday
Thunderstorms
78°/ 62° 26°/ 17°
70%
Friday
Thunderstorms
78°/ 65° 26°/ 18°
90%
Saturday
Thunderstorms
78°/ 58° 26°/ 14°
50%
Sunday
Thunderstorms
70°/ 52° 21°/ 11°
20%

Day: Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this morning. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

Perry, IA

Today
Thunderstorms
68°/ 58° 20°/ 14°
60%
Wednesday
Thunderstorms
72°/ 62° 22°/ 17°
70%
Thursday
Thunderstorms
80°/ 62° 27°/ 17°
70%
Friday
Thunderstorms
82°/ 65° 28°/ 18°
80%
Saturday
Thunderstorms
78°/ 58° 26°/ 14°
70%
Sunday
Thunderstorms
72°/ 55° 22°/ 13°
30%

Day: Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this morning. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Night: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Iowa Falls, IA

Today
Thunderstorms
68°/ 55° 20°/ 13°
80%
Wednesday
Rain Showers
68°/ 60° 20°/ 16°
70%
Thursday
Thunderstorms
78°/ 62° 26°/ 17°
70%
Friday
Thunderstorms
78°/ 65° 26°/ 18°
90%
Saturday
Thunderstorms
78°/ 58° 26°/ 14°
60%
Sunday
Thunderstorms
70°/ 52° 21°/ 11°
20%

Day: Mostly cloudy. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms this morning. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this morning. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest this afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent.

Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

Marshalltown, IA

Today
Thunderstorms
75°/ 55° 24°/ 13°
90%
Wednesday
Thunderstorms
70°/ 62° 21°/ 17°
70%
Thursday
Thunderstorms
78°/ 62° 26°/ 17°
70%
Friday
Thunderstorms
82°/ 65° 28°/ 18°
90%
Saturday
Thunderstorms
78°/ 58° 26°/ 14°
70%
Sunday
Thunderstorms
72°/ 52° 22°/ 11°
20%

Day: Mostly cloudy. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this morning. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming north this afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent.

Night: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Newton, IA

Today
Thunderstorms
75°/ 58° 24°/ 14°
70%
Wednesday
Thunderstorms
72°/ 62° 22°/ 17°
80%
Thursday
Thunderstorms
80°/ 65° 27°/ 18°
70%
Friday
Thunderstorms
82°/ 65° 28°/ 18°
80%
Saturday
Thunderstorms
80°/ 60° 27°/ 16°
70%
Sunday
Thunderstorms
72°/ 55° 22°/ 13°
20%

Day: Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this morning. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming north this afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Night: Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Fort Dodge, IA

Today
Thunderstorms
72°/ 55° 22°/ 13°
50%
Wednesday
Rain Showers
68°/ 58° 20°/ 14°
50%
Thursday
Thunderstorms
78°/ 62° 26°/ 17°
80%
Friday
Thunderstorms
80°/ 62° 27°/ 17°
90%
Saturday
Thunderstorms
78°/ 55° 26°/ 13°
50%
Sunday
Thunderstorms
70°/ 52° 21°/ 11°
20%

Day: Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this morning. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

Jefferson, IA

Today
Thunderstorms
72°/ 55° 22°/ 13°
60%
Wednesday
Thunderstorms
70°/ 60° 21°/ 16°
70%
Thursday
Thunderstorms
80°/ 62° 27°/ 17°
70%
Friday
Thunderstorms
82°/ 65° 28°/ 18°
90%
Saturday
Thunderstorms
78°/ 58° 26°/ 14°
50%
Sunday
Thunderstorms
72°/ 52° 22°/ 11°
20%

Day: Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a slight chance of showers this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this morning. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

Indianola, IA

Today
Thunderstorms
72°/ 58° 22°/ 14°
70%
Wednesday
Thunderstorms
72°/ 65° 22°/ 18°
80%
Thursday
Thunderstorms
82°/ 65° 28°/ 18°
70%
Friday
Thunderstorms
82°/ 68° 28°/ 20°
70%
Saturday
Thunderstorms
80°/ 62° 27°/ 17°
70%
Sunday
Thunderstorms
72°/ 55° 22°/ 13°
40%

Day: Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Night: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Guthrie Center, IA

Today
Thunderstorms
72°/ 55° 22°/ 13°
60%
Wednesday
Thunderstorms
72°/ 62° 22°/ 17°
70%
Thursday
Thunderstorms
80°/ 62° 27°/ 17°
70%
Friday
Thunderstorms
85°/ 65° 29°/ 18°
80%
Saturday
Thunderstorms
78°/ 58° 26°/ 14°
50%
Sunday
Thunderstorms
72°/ 52° 22°/ 11°
20%

Day: Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this morning. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Night: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Eagle Grove, IA

Today
Thunderstorms
70°/ 52° 21°/ 11°
50%
Wednesday
Rain Showers
68°/ 58° 20°/ 14°
50%
Thursday
Rain Showers
75°/ 58° 24°/ 14°
80%
Friday
Thunderstorms
78°/ 62° 26°/ 17°
90%
Saturday
Thunderstorms
75°/ 55° 24°/ 13°
50%
Sunday
Rain Showers
68°/ 50° 20°/ 10°
20%

Day: Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms with a slight chance of showers this morning. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this morning. Highs around 70. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

Hampton, IA

Today
Thunderstorms
70°/ 52° 21°/ 11°
50%
Wednesday
Rain Showers
68°/ 58° 20°/ 14°
50%
Thursday
Rain Showers
75°/ 58° 24°/ 14°
70%
Friday
Thunderstorms
75°/ 62° 24°/ 17°
90%
Saturday
Thunderstorms
75°/ 55° 24°/ 13°
60%
Sunday
Rain Showers
68°/ 50° 20°/ 10°
20%

Day: Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this morning. Highs around 70. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

Grundy Center, IA

Today
Thunderstorms
72°/ 55° 22°/ 13°
80%
Wednesday
Rain Showers
68°/ 60° 20°/ 16°
70%
Thursday
Rain Showers
78°/ 62° 26°/ 17°
70%
Friday
Thunderstorms
78°/ 65° 26°/ 18°
90%
Saturday
Thunderstorms
78°/ 58° 26°/ 14°
70%
Sunday
Thunderstorms
70°/ 52° 21°/ 11°
20%

Day: Mostly cloudy. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this morning. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest this afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent.

Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds around 5 mph.

Pella, IA

Today
Thunderstorms
75°/ 60° 24°/ 16°
70%
Wednesday
Thunderstorms
75°/ 65° 24°/ 18°
80%
Thursday
Thunderstorms
82°/ 65° 28°/ 18°
70%
Friday
Thunderstorms
82°/ 68° 28°/ 20°
70%
Saturday
Thunderstorms
80°/ 62° 27°/ 17°
70%
Sunday
Thunderstorms
72°/ 55° 22°/ 13°
40%

Day: Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Night: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Lows around 60. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Rockwell City, IA

Today
Thunderstorms
72°/ 52° 22°/ 11°
50%
Wednesday
Rain Showers
68°/ 58° 20°/ 14°
50%
Thursday
Thunderstorms
78°/ 62° 26°/ 17°
80%
Friday
Thunderstorms
82°/ 62° 28°/ 17°
90%
Saturday
Thunderstorms
78°/ 55° 26°/ 13°
50%
Sunday
Thunderstorms
70°/ 52° 21°/ 11°
20%

Day: A chance of thunderstorms this morning. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this morning. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Light and variable winds, becoming east around 5 mph after midnight.

Winterset, IA

Today
Thunderstorms
70°/ 58° 21°/ 14°
70%
Wednesday
Thunderstorms
72°/ 65° 22°/ 18°
70%
Thursday
Thunderstorms
80°/ 65° 27°/ 18°
70%
Friday
Thunderstorms
82°/ 68° 28°/ 20°
70%
Saturday
Thunderstorms
78°/ 60° 26°/ 16°
70%
Sunday
Thunderstorms
70°/ 55° 21°/ 13°
40%

Day: Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Near steady temperature around 70. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Night: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Tama, IA

Today
Thunderstorms
75°/ 55° 24°/ 13°
90%
Wednesday
Thunderstorms
70°/ 62° 21°/ 17°
70%
Thursday
Thunderstorms
78°/ 62° 26°/ 17°
60%
Friday
Thunderstorms
80°/ 65° 27°/ 18°
80%
Saturday
Thunderstorms
78°/ 58° 26°/ 14°
70%
Sunday
Thunderstorms
72°/ 52° 22°/ 11°
20%

Day: Mostly cloudy. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this morning. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest this afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent.

Night: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Grinnell, IA

Today
Thunderstorms
75°/ 58° 24°/ 14°
90%
Wednesday
Thunderstorms
72°/ 62° 22°/ 17°
80%
Thursday
Rain Showers
78°/ 62° 26°/ 17°
60%
Friday
Thunderstorms
82°/ 65° 28°/ 18°
70%
Saturday
Thunderstorms
78°/ 58° 26°/ 14°
70%
Sunday
Thunderstorms
72°/ 52° 22°/ 11°
40%

Day: Mostly cloudy. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this morning. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming north this afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent.

Night: Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

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